New
Seagate Expansion
Capacity 4TB
Form Factor External
Interface USB 3.0
33 Overall Score
Price $190
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong capacity (93rd percentile) 93rd
Cons
- Below average speed (2nd percentile)
- Below average random (3rd percentile)
- Below average endurance (14th percentile)
- Below average feature (14th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 4000 |
| Form Factor | External |
| Interface | USB 3.0 |
| External | Yes |
vs Competition
| Spec | Seagate Expansion | Samsung 990 PRO | Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRDK/2000G | Crucial T710 | Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 | Corsair MP700 Elite |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 4TB | 2TB | 2TB | 2TB | 2TB | 2TB |
| Form Factor | External | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | USB 3.0 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | - | 7,450 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 14,900 MB/s | 14,900 MB/s | 10,000 MB/s |
| Nand Type | - | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | - | true | true | true | true | true |
| Endurance | - | 1200 TBW | 2000 TBW | 1200 TBW | 1200 TBW | 1200 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seagate Expansion | 2 | 2.9 | 14.4 | 92.9 | 14.4 |
| Samsung 990 PRO Compare | 93.2 | 96.9 | 99 | 78.6 | 86 |
| Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRDK/2000G Compare | 92.6 | 93.4 | 93.7 | 78.6 | 94.1 |
| Crucial T710 Compare | 99.2 | 98.8 | 97.4 | 78.6 | 83 |
| Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 Compare | 99.6 | 99.4 | 97.4 | 78.6 | 80.9 |
| Corsair MP700 Elite Compare | 94.6 | 96.4 | 99.8 | 78.6 | 87.3 |
Price
Value & Pricing
From $190
Amazon 1 offer From $190
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